United States - USL ChampionshipData current as of 14 August 2026

Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Charleston Battery: match statistics

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Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Charleston Battery: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Pittsburgh Riverhounds play Charleston Battery in USL Championship (United States). The match date is 15 August 2026.

Current form

Pittsburgh Riverhounds: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Charleston Battery: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Pittsburgh Riverhounds scores 1.27 and concedes 1.20 goals per match. Charleston Battery scores 1.94 and concedes 1.38. League average: 2.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Pittsburgh Riverhounds 47%, Charleston Battery 50%. Over 2.5: Pittsburgh Riverhounds 47%, Charleston Battery 56%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Charleston Battery has higher xG: 1.61 vs 1.24. Pittsburgh Riverhounds: 9.7 shots per match, Charleston Battery: 13.1.

Match halves

Pittsburgh Riverhounds: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.87. Charleston Battery: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Pittsburgh Riverhounds: 46-60 (7 goals). Charleston Battery: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

USL Championship: 2.79 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 6 previous H2H matches were available: 1-1-4. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.61)
(3.04)
(2.51)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
1.27Goals scored / match1.94
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
1.2Goals conceded / match1.38
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
49%Average possession56%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
3.47Shots on target / match5.44
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.67Shots per match13.06
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
3.47Shots on target5.44
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
13.1%Shot conversion14.8%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
49%Possession56%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
1.24xG for1.61
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
1.29xG against1.27
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery

Shooting quality

Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Efficient finishingCharleston Battery: Efficient finishing
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
Accuracy (shots on target)36%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Charleston Battery is 43% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Pittsburgh Riverhounds · 2 pts / match - Charleston Battery

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
WDLLW
Season result split
47% W13% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-2-6
1.53 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-0-2
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.14BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Charleston Battery
WWWLD
Season result split
50% W19% R31% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-3-5
1.69 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-5
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.78Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Charleston Battery is 53% better for: goals scored per match.

1.27 goals / match - Pittsburgh Riverhounds · 1.94 goals / match - Charleston Battery

Pittsburgh Riverhounds is 15% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.2 goals / match - Pittsburgh Riverhounds · 1.38 goals / match - Charleston Battery

Pittsburgh Riverhounds scoring profile: very strong

Pittsburgh Riverhounds scores in 67% of matches (10 of 15 matches), while Charleston Battery keeps a clean sheet in 19% (3 of 16 matches).

Charleston Battery scoring profile: strong

Charleston Battery scores in 69% of matches (11 of 16 matches), while Pittsburgh Riverhounds keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 matches).

19Goals scored (season)31
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
18Goals conceded (season)22
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
2.47Average goals in match3.31
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
5Goals scored (last 5)15
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
5Goals conceded (last 5)7
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal69%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
40%2 goals56%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
20%3 goals31%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
0%4 goals25%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal81%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
40%2 goals38%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
7%3 goals13%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
0%4 goals6%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

47%
Pittsburgh Riverhounds - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.7 of 15 matches
50%
Charleston Battery - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.8 of 16 matches
58%
League average

Goal patterns

7%BTTS at half-time13%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
7%BTTS in both halves6%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
27%Scored in both halves38%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS19%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
40%BTTS - last 580%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
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1st half

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
13%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time19%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time94%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
60%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time31%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Charleston Battery is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.27 pts / match - Pittsburgh Riverhounds · 1.69 pts / match - Charleston Battery

Pittsburgh Riverhounds - half-time state
27% leading47% draw27% trailing
Charleston Battery - half-time state
44% leading38% draw19% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.27Points per match (1st half)1.69
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
0.4Goals scored (1st half)0.94
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
0.73Average goals (1st half)1.38
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
67%Clean sheet before half-time69%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
67%No goal before half-time56%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery

After half-time (2nd half)

1.47Points per match (2nd half)1.56
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
0.87Goals scored (2nd half)1
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
0.87Goals conceded (2nd half)0.94
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
1.73Average goals (2nd half)1.94
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
40%Clean sheet after half-time31%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery
40%No goal after half-time38%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston Battery

Pittsburgh Riverhounds - second-half results

40% W27% R33% P
19
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding174%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Charleston Battery - second-half results

44% W25% R31% P
27
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.69
PPG before half-time
Lead holding114%

Leads at half-time in 44% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.21.8
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Charleston Battery - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.202.00
Goals scored / match1.61.4
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match2.02.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals60%100%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+6+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 8

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
ScoredConceded
3
0
0-15
3
3
16-30
0
2
31-45
7
4
46-60
3
4
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Charleston Battery
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
6
3
16-30
5
2
31-45
5
3
46-60
3
5
61-75
8
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.89
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-31%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
46%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Charleston Battery

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
155%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (USL Championship).

Teams vs league

Pittsburgh RiverhoundsLigaCharleston Battery
Average goals in match 2.472.79 3.31
Both teams scored 47%58% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%52% 56%
Clean sheets 27%26% 19%
Goal before half-time 60%67% 63%
Goal after half-time 87%80% 94%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.79
Average goals per match
58%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.54
Home goals / match
1.25
Away goals / match
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (6): Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1 - 1 - 4 Charleston Battery. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Charleston Battery
2 : 1
Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC
Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC
1 : 2
Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery
2 : 1
Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC
Charleston Battery
1 : 0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2 : 0
Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery
0 : 0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds

FAQ

When do Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Charleston Battery play?

Pittsburgh Riverhounds face Charleston Battery on 15 August 2026 in USL Championship. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Charleston Battery?

In the last 6 head-to-head matches Pittsburgh Riverhounds won 1, Charleston Battery won 4 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Charleston Battery?

Pittsburgh Riverhounds score 1.27 goals per game on average and Charleston Battery 1.94. The USL Championship average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Pittsburgh Riverhounds's matches and 50% of Charleston Battery's.

What form are Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Charleston Battery in?

Over the last 5 games Pittsburgh Riverhounds have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Charleston Battery 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Charleston Battery?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.